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All posts by: Matt McClellan

Lot and his Daughters

Probably one of the most memorable things that I saw while in college happened during my senior year. It was the beginning of the school year when I saw a...

Why is there so much Killing in the Bible?

During my senior year of high school I took a Bible Literature course. While I was in another one of my classes, two other students (one of whom was in my...

Why does God get Jealous?

Is it wrong to be jealous? For many people, jealousy is always an evil. That is why so many people are confused when the Bible teaches that God gets jealous....

A God of War or a God of Peace?

Exodus 15:3 says, “The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name” (NIV). The New King James Version translates “the LORD is a warrior” as “the LORD is a...

Is God Arrogant?

Is God arrogant? This is one of the arguments that critics of Christianity will use against the faith is that God is selfish and arrogant. Richard Dawkins, perhaps the most famous...

How Many Sons did Abraham have? A Look at an Alleged Bible Contradiction

Genesis 22:2 says, “Then God said, ‘Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love…’” Yet Genesis 16 records how Abraham became the father of Ishmael. In fact, it...

The Antichrist, the Islamic Caliphate, and the Seven Heads of the Beast

One of the most popular topics among Christians is the Antichrist (aka, the Beast). The most common belief is that the Antichrist will come from Europe, or maybe even America....

Why did God command Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?

We have all heard stories about parents who have murdered their children and gone on to defend their actions by claiming that God told them to do so. Whenever we...

Do Christians in Heaven Watch Over Us?

A popular belief among some Christians is that our loved ones who have died (and other Christians) watch over us from heaven (if they went to heaven). You may hear...

Are there Contradictions in the Sermon on the Mount?

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous sermons in the Bible and in history. In this sermon Jesus taught that the poor in spirit will inherit...